A reconstructed dynamic Indian monsoon index extended back to 1880

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 573-585

  Zhou, Tianjun ^a   Brönnimann, Stefan ^b   Griesser, Thomas ^b   Fischer, Andreas M ^b   Zou, Liwei ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic Indian monsoon index; Interdecadal and interannual variability; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GLOBAL WARMING; MONSOON; RAINFALL; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SUMMER;

INDIA;

EID: 77951766303     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-009-0552-5     Document Type: Article

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